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A Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

Poster for A Tale of Two Kitties

Two alley cats, Babbitt and Catsello, decide to make a meal out of Orson as he sleeps in his nest atop a telephone pole. The gullible (and loud) Catsello is repeatedly gulled into trying to "get the bird," earning a variety of thrashings from the casually murderous little canary. Catsello finally resorts to an air strike (with a pair of wooden boards for wings), but it's wartime, and Orson has the cat blasted out of the sky by anti-aircraft guns.

Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Clampett
  • Profile picture of Tedd Pierce
    Babbit (voice) Tedd Pierce
  • Profile picture of Mel Blanc
    Catstello / Tweety (voice) Mel Blanc

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